Saints players and coaches can't get caught up in celebrating their record-busting season. They only have a few days to get ready to meet the Lions in the Superdome for the first round of the playoffs.

David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his offensive teammates have had a season for the record books.

And winning that game certainly should get their full attention. The rest of us, though, ought to take a moment to do a little celebratory dance. What the Saints have achieved so far this season is remarkable.

During Sunday's home game against the Panthers, there were so many NFL and franchise records set that it was dizzying. Not the least of which was finishing the regular season 8-0 at home for the first time in franchise history. Fans can share some pride in that, since the Superdome has earned the reputation as being a decidedly loud and unfriendly venue for visiting teams.

It's perhaps not surprising that the Saints are 13-3 (tying the franchise record for victories set in 2009) given the gaudy array of offensive records set this year.

Quarterback Drew Brees famously broke former Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino's single-season passing mark with 5,476 yards, but that is only the beginning. He set NFL records for: most 300-yard passing games (13); most consecutive 300-yard passing games (seven); most games with 20 or more completions (35); completion percentage (71.2), and most completions (468).

Who dat say he's not MVP?

He had help, of course. Darren Sproles set a new NFL record for most all-purpose yards with 2,696. Jimmy Graham broke the record for yards receiving by a tight end during the Panthers game ­but was edged out later that day by Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Then there are the team records: Most yards gained in a season (7,474); net passing yards (5,347); most points scored at home (329 points, or 41.1 per game). All of those had been held by the 2000 St. Louis Rams, the so-called Greatest Show on Turf.

Brees and Co. don't have a jazzy nickname, but the Saints offense is the greatest show going.

It seemed impossible that the offense could surpass the heights already reached in the Brees/Payton era. But perhaps we were just lacking in imagination.

This season has been a joy to watch. Our devout wish now is that it keeps on going all the way to a victory in Indianapolis.